- Date
- January 21, 2010
- Place
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- LX-OCVBoeing 747
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 75317
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On January 21, 2010, a Cargolux Airlines, Boeing 747-400F, registration LX-OCV, struck the top of a maintenance van that was on the runway during CAT IIIB conditions at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, Luxembourg. The airplane landed safely with minor damage; however, the van received severe damage. There were no injuries to the 3 crew members onboard or 2 maintenance technicians on the runway. The investigation is being conducted by the Luxembourg Administration Des Enquêtes Techniques. The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the Country of Manufacture and Design of the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- LX-OCV
- Reported as
- Boeing 747 (400F)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Cargolux Airlines International S A
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- LEBL · Barcelona
- Destination
- LLX · Luxembourg
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LLX · Luxembourg-Findel Internationa